Since 2016, San Antonio has replaced dark roofs on low-income homes with reflective shingles; the program was linked to lower attic temperatures and electricity use

Discover how San Antonio's initiative to replace dark roofs with reflective shingles has significantly lowered attic ...

In 2007, Oak Ridge built a roof with phase-change material between foil layers; attic temperatures fell about 22°F, with utility savings estimated at 8%

Discover how a cutting-edge roof design featuring phase-change materials can significantly reduce attic temperatures and ...
WVUE FOX 8 News

$51 million rock barrier project to boost Grand Isle storm protection

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Army Corps of Engineers has announced a major investment in an effort to beef up storm protection on Grand Isle. The Corps has been building rock barriers there for years. Now ...
The Hill

Texas state lawmakers urge Abbott to help stop CBP barrier construction in Big Bend National Park

Dozens of Texas lawmakers earlier this week urged Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to put a stop to the Trump administration’s plans to build border barrier installations at Big Bend National Park. In a letter to ...
Inc.

A 23-Year-Old Founder Built Radiant World Into a $12 Billion-a-Year Trading Giant. Now the DOJ Is Investigating

One of the world’s biggest iron-ore traders is now under investigation by two U.S. federal agencies. The Justice Department and Commodity Futures Trading Commission are investigating Radiant World, ...
WLOX

MDOT defends Highway 49 median barriers as pedestrian safety measure, says project nearing completion

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — Median barriers along Highway 49 in Gulfport have drawn criticism from residents and city officials, but the Mississippi Department of Transportation says the fencing is a ...
Austin American-Statesman

CBP confirms early border barrier construction has begun in Big Bend

Early construction work has begun on three border barrier projects in the Big Bend region, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Wednesday, as photos and videos of bulldozers circulating on ...
Bloomberg

Glencore Has Taken a Provision on Radiant World Exposure

Glencore Plc said it has taken a provision on its exposure to iron ore trader Radiant World and confirmed it has stopped doing any new business with the firm. Bloomberg reported last week that several ...
Reuters

Glencore takes provision on Radiant World, says exposure not material

Glencore CEO declines to quantify provision taken Vitol, Cargill reported to have cut ties with Radiant World Aug 5 (Reuters) - Glencore (GLEN.L), opens new tab has taken a provision related ‌to ...
KCTV5 News

Southwest Boulevard streetscape project brings new barriers, restaurants see business rebound

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Phase one of Kansas City’s $43.6 million Southwest Boulevard Streetscape Project is complete, and businesses along the corridor say sales have improved since construction ...
MLive

Great Lakes carp barrier project halted without explanation again

JOLIET, IL — Three months after Trump administration officials claimed they were rescuing a stalled Great Lakes invasive carp barrier project from Illinois management, the federal government has ...
pv magazine International

Australia identifies utility-scale project delivery as key barrier to lower solar costs

Large-scale solar project delivery is the key risk to reaching Australia’s ambitions for ultra low-cost solar (ULCS), according to an Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) white paper. It also ...